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Phishing

Learn about current phishing techniques, notable campaigns and attacks, what to watch out for 'in the wild', and more.

The Behavioral Science Behind the Click

Welcome back. In our last blog post, we talked about the great divide between tech-focused and people-focused security.

Attackers Use AI Development Tools to Craft Phony CAPTCHA Pages

Attackers are abusing AI-powered development platforms like Lovable, Netlify and Vercel to create and host captcha challenge websites as part of phishing campaigns, according to ...

Attackers Abuse Google’s AppSheet to Send Phishing Emails

Hackread reports that attackers are abusing Google’s AppSheet platform to send phishing emails.

AI-Assisted Phishing Attacks Are an Increasingly Serious Threat

AI-assisted phishing attacks pose a significant and increasing threat to organizations, according to Matt Weidman, partner and vice president of Commercial Property & Casualty at ...

Report: AI-Powered Phishing Fuels Ransomware Losses

AI-powered social engineering attacks are significantly more successful than traditional attacks, according to a new report from cyber risk management firm Resilience.

Phishing Campaign Abuses iCloud Calendar Invites

Attackers are abusing iCloud Calendar invites to send phishing messages that pose as PayPal notifications, BleepingComputer reports. Since the messages are sent from Apple’s ...

Report: Shadow AI Poses an Increasing Risk to Organizations

The use of “shadow AI” is an increasing security risk within organizations, according to a new report from Netskope.

Smishing Campaign Targets California Taxpayers With Phony Refund Offers

The State of California’s Franchise Tax Board (FTB) has warned of an ongoing SMS phishing (smishing) campaign targeting residents, Malwarebytes reports.

Advanced Educational Competition – Ask Your Employees To Submit Their Best Phishing

I occasionally get human risk management (HRM) administrators asking me to help them with ideas of “contests” to better educate their end-users.

Hospitals Need to Prepare for AI-Powered Phishing Attacks

Healthcare organizations need to be prepared for an increase in AI-assisted phishing attacks, according to Zack Martin, Senior Policy Advisor at Venable.